[Finance-sc] Edits to the Proposed Statement

Danny Younger dannyyounger at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 7 14:40:43 UTC 2011


I have sent through a revised version of the Statement for WG consideration.  

It appears here:
  
https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Statement+on+Draft+FY12+Operating+Plan+and+Budget?focusedCommentId=16220869#comment-16220869

and below:


Revised ALAC Statement on the draft FY12 Operational Plan and Budget

The at-large community wishes to extend its appreciation to the ICANN Finance Staff and to the ICANN Board for this opportunity to comment on the degree to which the Draft FY12 Operating Plan and Budget currently comports with the strategic projects, objectives and community work goals delineated in the July 2010 to June 2013 ICANN Strategic Plan. At this juncture the At-Large notes its concern on the following topics:

Strategic Projects:

•Participate in Internet governance dialogues including Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

•Implement impact reporting

•Efforts to meet commitments


Strategic Objectives:

•All stakeholders have a voice

•Improved accountability and transparency


Identified Community Work:

•Increasing participation


Regarding ICANN-identified strategic projects, we wish to call the Board’s attention to the fact that the at-large community was the only ICANN entity to specifically request funding in support of the strategic objective calling for participation in Internet governance dialogues (specifically the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) – requests were tendered by both the APRALO and LACRALO – those requests were denied.

Regarding the implementation of impact reporting, we have noted and appreciated the Impact Analysis pertaining to Deployment of DNSSEC in the Root Zone and the document summarizing the Impact of Root Zone Scaling.  As ICANN moves forward, we would recommend that ICANN consider additional types of impact reporting such as the impact of ICANN’s policies on TLD growth in developing countries. 

Regarding efforts to meet commitments, we note the unfulfilled intent declared in clause 7.2 of the .NET contract to establish a special restricted fund.  We are of the view that special restricted funds have a proper role within non-profit public benefit corporations as they support strategic objectives, inure to specific projects and allow for greater overall transparency.

On the topic of strategic objectives, we support the proposition that all stakeholders have a voice and wish to call to ICANN’s attention the fact that while contracted parties have been granted the benefit of multiple “gatherings” per year, the at-large continues to be denied the appropriate level of funding required to support the regional at-large General Assemblies.  Fairness dictates a change in the pattern of resource allocation.

Regarding improved accountability and transparency, inasmuch as the ALAC Review called for the establishment of a negotiated annual at-large support agreement, and in that greater specificity in Expense Area reporting will better serve the needs of multiple communities, we ask the Board to direct Staff to initiate such an agreement and to augment their Expense Area reporting.

As it pertains to community work objectives, we are of the view that the laudable goal of increasing participation has been hampered by qualitative and quantitative insufficiencies in the provisioning of language services; we would ask that the budget for this category be significantly increased to meet the recognized demand.

Finally, we appreciate the call from ICANN Finance to fine-tune the determination of the most appropriate level for the Reserve Fund, and we will tender comments on this topic at the earliest opportunity.



More information about the Finance-sc mailing list